Lecturer

Permanent, Full- time position

The School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences is offering a permanent, full-time lectureship and invites applications from suitably qualified candidates within the field of statistical science.  Candidates must have a PhD in a relevant discipline and a strong record of research. Preference will be given to those from one or more of the following areas: applied statistics, statistical computing, data mining, operations research, stochastic models with research applications in business and/or industry in order to contribute to the analytics program. Candidates with a strong record from other fields of statistics are also encouraged to apply for the position. Successful candidates are expected to conduct independent research, as well as the teaching and development of specialised undergraduate and postgraduate courses. 

The start date will be 1 February 2011 or by negotiation.

The Mathematical Sciences program within the School involves Applied Mathematics, Analytics, Astronomy and Computer Science. The opportunity for interdisciplinary research in these fields and business and industry is encouraged as well as possibly with other research groups within the school.

For enquiries of an academic nature contact Professor Jeffrey Hunter, Head of Mathematical Sciences (email: jeffrey.hunter@aut.ac.nz).

The salary level offered and related workload conditions will be commensurate with the skills and experience of the successful applicants.

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Closing Date: Monday,  25 October 2010

Please visit  our careers page http://careers.aut.ac.nz to apply for this role and to see our other vacancies.

For more information about this position you can contact the AUT Human Resources Department on (+64 9) 921 9995 or hr.enquiries@aut.ac.nz but please do not attempt to apply via email as your application will not be registered.